earlier this afternoon i spoke on the phone with a fb friend and fellow blogger. we discussed many of the issues that we discuss on here. one thing we discussed was a mutual candidate that we supported. we were both new to being actively involved in politics and we both had a different take on the guy that was running. by the time we finished our discussion, we both agreed that it was fortunate that our efforts and campaign contributions were in vain, because he would have been less than the ideal conservative congressman. i had a nagging question answered that i had not asked while supporting the guy, my question was why was he not embracing the "tea party"? i got my answer...he didn't believe they were a relevant group. he also did not think allen west would win.
today, he is irrelevant in politics and allen west's name is being thrown around as a serious contender for president. it seems that others including myself may come down on the wrong side of history. looking back on those primary elections where this man could have been my congressman, it was fortunate that he is not and shows me that i'm now on the right track by being more informed. staying informed is a lot easier than it used to be...but it still takes some effort. in the end the direction that our country heads is at stake by the choices that "we the people" make.
Darryl, thank you for posting your experience in your blog. It is imperative that we are informed voters and I agree it is easier today than ever before to seek out the information. It requires effort, perseverance, willingness to be open-minded and honest. So many people don't know what they believe, because they don't know their value system. Your blog on the belief system speaks to this point. It is a daunting task to get through to people and if they have no relationship with God it is even more difficult.
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